Impact
Protecting our Food from Toxic Pesticides
For far too long, we’ve been exposed to a neurotoxic pesticide called chlorpyrifos, despite decades of science clearly linking this pesticide to brain damage in children. Read More
Saving a National Forest
More than 111,000 Friends of the Earth members demanded that the Forest Service permanently protect our National Forests from corporations Read More
Canceling a Natural Gas Pipeline
Thank you to our members for being part of a series of cancellations of pipeline projects that would bring harm to our planet. Read More
Protecting our Public Lands
As we continue our fight in preventing oil & gas exploitation of our public lands, we thank our members for helping us right this wrong! Read More
Protecting Salmon in Alaska’s Bristol Bay
This victory wouldn’t have been possible without the tireless advocacy of Friends of the Earth and our allies in Bristol Bay and beyond. Read More
Killing the Keystone XL Pipeline
After over a decade of grassroots opposition and legal hurdles, the Keystone XL pipeline has finally met its demise. Read More
Stopping Fossil Fuel Drilling of Public Lands and Waters
Along with nearly 600 other groups, we urged Biden to make good on his campaign promise and issue an executive order to halt new fossil fuel leasing as part of his climate agenda. Read More
Tackling Air Pollution in Coastal Communities
Friends of the Earth’s oceans team is focused on safeguarding public health and our oceans by calling for shore power — a technology that connects docked ocean vessels to the electric grid, allowing ships to turn off their diesel engines when not at sea. Read More
Protecting the Arctic from Drilling
When Donald Trump approved an offshore drilling project off the coast of Alaska in 2018, Friends of the Earth jumped into action. Represented by Earthjustice, we brought a lawsuit in federal court with four other environmental organizations to challenge the project’s approval. And, two years later, we won. Read More
Fighting for Corporate Responsibility
After years of pressure from environmental activists, Proctor & Gamble shareholders took a vital step towards protecting our forests. Read More